EF International Language Campuses - UK/Ire Liability Waiver Form & Guardian Consent for Students Aged 16 and 17 on an Adult Course
EF International Language Campuses provide language training. The courses are designed for students aged 16 years or older who generally enrol on an individual basis. Students usually travel independently from their home country, with optional EF transfers from the airport to chosen accommodation; students who travel independently must carry a signed letter UK entry permission - to allow them to pass through immigration. We recommend EF transfers be booked for all 16 and 17 year olds. Once in the course town students will travel independently to and from school, living in homestay or student residence accommodation selected and arranged by EF staff. Students will also travel unsupervised to and from social events, which may mean travelling on public transport between the hours of 22.00 and midnight. In homestay half board is included during the week and all meals are provided during the weekend; lunches during the week may be purchased from the school cafeteria. In residential accommodation the meal plan varies according to the residence booked, please double-check the EF publicity material for full details or discuss with the sales office. Many residences are self-catering and EF recommends that you choose at least the half board option, wherever possible in residence, for your child. If you do not choose this option, you understand that your child will need to cater for themselves, which means buying all food and drink essentials, and independently cooking and cleaning up. Full board options are also available for this age group if required, so should you wish to make this arrangement please let the EF sales office know. EF provides recommended curfew times, in homestay and residence, as follows: Sunday to Thursday 23.00 hrs, Friday and Saturday 24.00 hrs. However, as parents/legal guardians you should be informed that EF does not provide direct supervision when students are not in class. In order for the student to get the most out of their EF programme we want to make sure he/she is mature enough to be able to adjust to a different culture and display a level of independence that is appropriate for such a programme. It is preferable that the student has traveled abroad in the past. To help ensure the safety and well-being of our customers EF requests all students to carefully read and follow the regulations set out in the document termed Student Code of Conduct. This can be found at MyEF, our online campus. Students will receive the URL, username and password after booking a course. For more detailed information about your destination and chosen language destination, please read the information provided on MyEF and in the Pre-Departure document provided by your sales office prior to departure. On arrival at school we take photographs of students to help staff easily identify them and in order to produce their EF student cards. It is also sometimes necessary to provide photographs for external examinations. Occasionally we put photographs of students enjoying EF activities on our social media pages. By signing this document, you are agreeing to allow EF staff to take and use such photographs of your son/daughter.
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I give permission for EF to pass on any learning difficulties/disabilities and/or medical needs to the host or EF staff as required. Please also note that by signing this document you are agreeing to allow an EF staff member or host to authorise treatments and/or medical aid in the case of an emergency. I authorise school staff and affiliates to consent to X-ray examination, anesthetic, medical or surgical diagnosis or treatment and hospital care which is deemed advisable by, and is to be rendered under the general, or special supervision of, any fully licensed physician and surgeon, whether such diagnosis or treatment is rendered at the office of a physician or hospital. It is understood that this authorisation is given in advance of any specific diagnosis, treatment or hospital care being required, but is given to provide authority and power on the part of the person (s) named below to give specific consent to any and all such diagnosis, treatment and hospital care which the physician may in the exercise of his/her best judgment, deem advisable. In consideration of EF accepting the student into the programme, the student, his/her heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, successors and assignee parents or legal guardians, hereby release and discharge EF Language Schools Ltd, its parents, affiliates, directors, officers, faculty, employees, agents, and representatives whatsoever, whether resulting from acts or omissions of any persons, from the operation or condition of facilities or premises, from acts of war or terrorism, or from acts of God or nature, or risks associated with the consumption of alcoholic beverages, use of illegal drugs in any form and injury or death from causes such as traffic accidents, crime, assault and theft; responsibility for any accident, illness, injury, or any other damage or consequence programme; wilful acts committed prior to, during or after participation in the programme; and any liability, damage, or injury caused by the intentional or negligent acts or omissions of any other participant in the programme, or caused by any other person; except to the extent that the liability, damage, injury, loss, accident, or illness is caused by the sole negligence or wilful misconduct of the EF, its officers, trustees, faculty, employees, agents, or representatives. I, as a parent/guardian of: _________________________________________, aged 16 or 17 years old with Student Passport/ID No.____________________ Date of expiry: ___________________ a prospective student at EF International Language Campuses, understand the nature of the programme as stated above.
Name: _______________________________ Date: ___________________________
Signed: _______________________________________________________________
Version October 2017